A rude awakening. The fire alarm in the hotel went off a bit after 7 this morning. So we got up and dressed and awaited instructions. After 5 minutes or so we were told to evacuate, and less than a minute later (by the time we had gotten to the stairs) we were told it’s a false alarm. Well, that got the adrenaline going for the morning.

We had a shower, and I ate a banana to keep me going. And then we went to the Haig Park Village Market for a bit more breakfast and a wander. We sat at a table to eat, and returned to the hotel for teeth, and a final pack. We checked out and hit the road just after 9.30, for the long trip home.

Our first stop was at Holbrook. We got there about 12.15. We stopped at the sub to use the toilets, and had a look in the visitor information centre. We then ordered some lunch from the cafe, which unfortunately took a long time to prepare, so it was about an hour later that we finally got back in the car. We then stopped at the National Pottery Museum of Australia, and did a (paid) tour of that, looking at pottery created by early convicts, up to things created more recently. Some of the glazing was just amazing.

About 1.50 we were back on the road, and got to the servo near Euroa to fill up on petrol, and have a bit of a leg stretch / toilet break. Then back in the car for the final stretch, and we got home about 6.00. 1,500kms, and lots of things seen. It was certainly a nice holiday.